They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
People are the ultimate spectacle.
- Released
- Runtime 2h 0m
- Director Sydney Pollack
- Genres Drama
- Rating 7.6/10 (383 votes)
Synopsis
In the midst of the Great Depression, manipulative emcee Rocky enlists contestants for a dance marathon offering a $1,500 cash prize. Among them are a failed actress, a middle-aged sailor, a delusional blonde and a pregnant girl.
Cast
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Jane Fonda
as Gloria Beatty
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Michael Sarrazin
as Robert Syverton
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Susannah York
as Alice LeBlanc
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Gig Young
as Rocky Gravo
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Red Buttons
as Sailor
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Bonnie Bedelia
as Ruby Bates
-
Michael Conrad
as Rollo
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Bruce Dern
as James Bates
-
Al Lewis
as Turkey
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Robert Fields
as Joel
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Severn Darden
as Cecil
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Allyn Ann McLerie
as Shirl
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Madge Kennedy
as Mrs. Laydon
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Jacquelyn Hyde
as Jackie
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Felice Orlandi
as Mario
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Art Metrano
as Max
- Gail Billings as Lillian
- Lynn Willis as Coley James
Crew
-
Sydney Pollack
Director
-
Philip H. Lathrop
Director of Photography
- Fredric Steinkamp Editor
-
Johnny Green
Original Music Composer
-
Robert Chartoff
Producer
-
Irwin Winkler
Producer
-
James Poe
Screenplay
- Robert E. Thompson Screenplay
